title: Risk factors for the progression of mild cognitive impairment to dementia.
abstract: The increasing prevalence of cognitive impairment among the older adult population warrants attention to the identification of practices that may minimize the progression of early forms of cognitive impairment, including the transitional stage of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), to permanent stages of dementia. This article identifies both markers of disease progress and risk factors linked to the progression of MCI to dementia. Potentially modifiable risk factors may offer researchers a point of intervention to modify the effect of the risk factor and to minimize the future burden of dementia.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, 575 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA; Indiana University Center for Aging Research, 410 West 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA; Regenstrief Institute, Inc, 410 West 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA; Department of Pharmacy, Wishard/Eskenazi Health Services, 1001 West 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. Electronic address: campbenl@iupui.edu.
authors.forename: Noll L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Fred
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Unverzagt
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: LaMantia
authors.forename: Babar A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Malaz A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Boustani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Biomarkers; Dementia; Genetics; Mild cognitive impairment; Risk factors